One June 7, 1965, Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was one of the first recipients of a doctorate in computer science in the United States.
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Hired by the gaming company Atari in 1980, Carla Meninsky was quickly moved into game design and programming.
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Former Harvey Mudd College President Dr. Maria Klawe is a gifted computer scientist and artist.
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You can call Radia Perlman a pioneer in computer science, a visionary in networking, and an innovator in teaching children programming – but don’t call her the “Mother of the Internet.”
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In an effort to use her diverse skill set, Rachel Wilkins Patel founded HER Ideas In Motion to help inspire the next generation.
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Mary Jean Harrold was a prolific software engineering researcher that promoted diversity in computer science fields, acting as a teacher and mentor to many.
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Frances Spence had already started a teaching career when she started to work for the Army as a “computer,” and then she made history as an ENIAC programmer.
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Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer was one of the women who helped invent computer programming through their work on the ENIAC.
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Betty Holberton studied journalism, but during WWII she became one of the first computer programmers, working on the ENIAC.
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This week we’re honoring the women who created computer programming, and today’s episode features Jean Jennings Bartik.
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